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Why Proxy-Based Firewalls Are Not Enough

Palo Alto Networks

Proxy-based firewalls or web proxies have been considered an essential security component for some time now, but the question remains: Can proxies really help keep users safe? The first proxy-based firewalls achieved the basic task of controlling which websites users could access on the Internet. Effectiveness.

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How to Choose an OT Cybersecurity Solution Vendor

Tenable

One of the most important aspects of protection is deciding how to secure critical infrastructure and the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) that underpin it. In most cases, OT systems are in continuous communication with the larger business environment that surrounds them, including the internet of things (IoT).

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Myth #1: Network Security Compliance Is Not All About Rules and Access Control

Firemon

Security and compliance are based on establishing policies for access control across the network and validating those policies on an ongoing basis by analyzing network traffic, remediating vulnerabilities, and reviewing policies for business needs. Download the ebook now. Simply put, any firewall, any cloud.

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Cloud misconfiguration: vulnerability hiding in plain sight

CircleCI

Cloud misconfigurations occur when resources have not been constructed properly, leaving your systems vulnerable to attack. Cloud environment misconfigurations can cause system outages, unwanted downtime, or security risks. This means everyone can access everything until the developer or system admin implements access control.

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The 8 Best Practices for Reducing Your Organization’s Attack Surface

Ivanti

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines zero trust as follows: “A collection of concepts and ideas designed to minimize uncertainty in enforcing accurate, least privilege per-request access decisions in information systems and services in the face of a network viewed as compromised.”

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Healthcare Orgs Move to the Cloud – Are They Secure?

Palo Alto Networks

That said, many small and mid-sized enterprises – not healthcare-specific, but certainly inclusive of healthcare – are struggling to find people with the necessary skill sets as well as the security tool sets to secure their cloud systems and manage them using on-premises security. Let’s put things into perspective. No excuses.

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3 Ways to Handle POS Security Risks in Retail IT

Kaseya

In 2018, department store chains: Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor suffered a bad press due to a breach that exposed details of 5 million payment cards of customers. When a sale takes place, payment card data is usually stored on a system by the retailer when they charge the card.

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